Kalanta is an extended play

Extended play

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 by popular Greek artist Despina Vandi

Despina Vandi

Despina Malea , known by her stage name Despina Vandi , is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, West Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six years old and she later enrolled at the University of Thessaloniki, but eventually dropped out to begin a career in...

 released on 22 November 2006 by Heaven Music

Heaven Music

Heaven Music is an independent record label in Athens, Greece, founded in 2001 by ANT1 Group. It is known for signing new and young artists.-Overview:...

 and which attained 2x Platinum certification. Kalanta was the best selling cd single for 2006 by a female artist.

Track listing

Singles

"Kalanta"

"Kalanta" was the first single released from the EP and a music video was made.

"Mehri Mai Mina"

"Mehri Mai Mina" was the second single release from the EP and a music video was made.

Charts

Kalanta peaked at number one on the Greek Singles Chart (where EPs chart in Greece) and stay there for 5 weeks. The EP was certified double platinum, selling 31,000 units.

Chart	Peak position	Weeks on charts	Certification
Greece (IFPI IFPI Greece International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of... )	1		2x Platinum
Cyprus (Musical Paradise)	1		Platinum

Credits and personnel

Personnel

• Hakan Binkolou - cubus, sazi
• Akis Diximos - background vocals
• Pantelis Gkertsos - solo guitar
• Giorgos Hatzopoulos - guitars (acoustic, twelve-string, electric)
• Trifon Koutsourelis - orchestration, programming, keyboards
• Giannis Mpithikotsis - bouzouki, baglama, tzoura, lute
• Phoebus
  Phoebus (songwriter)
  Phoebus sometimes spelled Phivos or Fivos , is a well-known songwriter in both Greece and Cyprus. Phoebus is mostly known for his music through Despina Vandi and Katy Garbi, although he has composed albums for many other artists in Greece and Cyprus...
  
   - music, lyrics, orchestration, programming, keyboards
• Giorgos Roilos - percussion
• Penelope Skalkotou from Spiros Lambrou's Children's Choir - vocals
• Despina Vandi
  Despina Vandi
  Despina Malea , known by her stage name Despina Vandi , is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, West Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six years old and she later enrolled at the University of Thessaloniki, but eventually dropped out to begin a career in...
  
   - vocals
• Thanasis Vasilopoulos - ney, clarinet, mismas

Production

• Thodoris Hrisanthopoulos - mastering
• Vasilis Nikolopoulos - sound, mixing
• Phoebus
  Phoebus (songwriter)
  Phoebus sometimes spelled Phivos or Fivos , is a well-known songwriter in both Greece and Cyprus. Phoebus is mostly known for his music through Despina Vandi and Katy Garbi, although he has composed albums for many other artists in Greece and Cyprus...
  
  - production manager
• Vaggelis Siapatis - sound, computer editing
• Giorgos Stampolis - production
• Leon Zervos - mastering

Design

• Alexandra Katsaiti - styling
• Stefanos Vasilakis - hair
• Manos Vinihakis - make up
• Tasos Vrettos - cover photo

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Official remixes

• 2006: Jingle bells (Kalanta English Version)
• 2007: Ta Lefta (Remix)
• 2007: An De M' Agapas (DJ NV NRG Mix)

Cover versions

• Teodora - Smeshna cena (Τα λεφτά; Теодора) (Bulgaria)
• (Kalanta) (Κάλαντα) (Bulgaria)